Offshore Renewables – Page 89
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NewsWind energy employment soars
RenewableUK has published the most comprehensive ever employment figures for the wind energy industry, showing a 91% increase in full time employment in the sector between 2007/8 and 2009/10.
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NewsPelamis making waves in UK waters
Following a recent announcement by EON-UK, Pelamis wave power looks set to become an increasingly important renewable energy source.
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NewsGreen light for ‘Deepwater Installer’
UK wind energy services company Gaoh Offshore has signed of a Letter of Intent covering the design development and construction of their multi-purpose wind farm development vessel, the Deepwater Installer.
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NewsSupport for UK Marine Energy Programme
Wave Hub, the pioneering marine energy project in Cornwall, has welcomed a pledge from UK Energy and Climate Change Minister Greg Barker to support the creation of a marine energy park in South West England.
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NewsSiemens selects Green Port Hull
Siemens and Associated British Ports have signed a Memorandum of Understanding in connection with ABP’s proposed Green Port Hull development at Alexandra Dock.
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NewsMaintenance vessel for Round 3 wind farms
Anglo-Dutch company Offshore Ship Designers has launched a new offshore wind farm maintenance vessel concept.
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NewsColossal carousel for wind farm barge
As the size of offshore wind farms gets steadily larger and their location pushes further out to sea, their support vessels have had to respond to the changes.
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NewsAssessment model for potential tidal resource development
ABP Marine Environmental Research Ltd (ABPmer), which provides specialist support to the marine renewables sector, has developed a model which offers a detailed description of the hydrodynamic regime across the Western Isles and Northern Ireland territorial waters.
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NewsBV issues guidance for floating wind turbines
International classification society Bureau Veritas has issued guidelines for the Classification and Certification of Floating Offshore Wind Turbines.
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NewsFrench wind industry set for expansion
France is the fourth largest wind energy market in Europe, but, perhaps surprisingly, up until now none of its installed capacity has been located offshore.
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NewsClass rules for wind farm service vessels
Classification society Det Norske Veritas (DNV) has produced the world’s first class rules which aim to establish uniform standards for the burgeoning fleet of service vessels within the offshore wind farm industry.
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NewsScunthorpe steels itself for offshore wind expansion
Mumbai based multinational conglomerate Tata Group has become the latest major company to tap into the growing UK offshore wind energy market with plans to invest £1.3m in a processing and distribution centre at their Scunthorpe steel works with a manufacturing hub capable of handling 200,000 tons of steel plate ...
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NewsDivers reach decade of offshore wind farm work
UK based diving and submarine cable contractor Falmouth Divers Ltd is celebrating its first 10 years in the offshore wind sector.
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NewsWind monitoring platform sees oil and gas skills transfer
The UK''s Tyne based McNulty Offshore Construction Ltd has won a contract valued at £4m to £6m from the UK National Renewable Energy Centre (NAREC).
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NewsVan Oord commissions offshore wind jack-up from Germany
Sietas is to be the first German shipyard to develop and build a jack-up vessel used for offshore wind farm installation.
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NewsGreen Port Hull aims to transform economy
The Port of Hull could be destined to become the UK’s capital for renewable energy if plans unveiled last Friday to attract major wind turbine manufacturers to the city are successful.
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NewsControlling the costs of wind farms
A report from the UK Energy Research Centre investigating the ‘dramatic’ rise in the cost of offshore wind farms in the UK over the last five years has lifted the lid on factors that affect the many strands that make up the industry.
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NewsEurope leading the way in offshore wind
New research released by energy business analysts Douglas-Westwood reveals the world offshore wind market will see expenditure of $60.7bn over the next five years.
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NewsWind turbine manufacturers plan UK locations
Three companies have now confirmed their intentions to press ahead with major investment in the offshore wind energy industry in the UK.
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NewsTeesside plans for offshore wind centre
PD Ports is one of the major companies driving Teesside UK’s ambition to become a centre of excellence for the European wind energy sector.
